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iOS iOS Design Patterns Two-Stage Object Creation Alloc Init

Marcos Reboucas
Marcos Reboucas
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Posted by Marcos Reboucas
Marcos Reboucas
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Does Swift also uses 'two stage object creation' design pattern?

Since in Swift we don't explicit use alloc init, i'm wondering if 'two stage object creation' design pattern is also applicable for it. I mean are Swift objects allocated the same way Objective-C 'under the hood'?

1 Answer

Bjorn Chambless
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Bjorn Chambless
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Bjorn Chambless
Bjorn Chambless
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Under the hood it all works the same, so all the same coding techniques apply (designated initializers, convenience initializers, etc..), but the syntax hides the details.

One change of note: "class methods" are now "type methods"